Clinical Trial: Insulin Treatment in Cancer Cachexia

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Insulin Treatment in Cancer Cachexia: Effects on Survival, Metabolism and Physical Functioning. A Randomized Prospective Study.

Brief Summary: The study is designed to evaluate whether daily insulin treatment to weight losing cancer patients attenuates progression of cancer cachexia and improves metabolism.

Detailed Summary: Randomized study with long-term follow-up based on survival, health related quality of life, food intake, resting energy expenditure, body composition, exercise capacity and measurement of metabolic efficiency.
Sponsor: Göteborg University

Current Primary Outcome:

  • Health related quality of life,
  • food intake,
  • resting energy expenditure,
  • body composition,
  • metabolic efficiency,
  • spontaneous physical activity,
  • blood and hormonal tests
  • serum tumor markers


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Survival

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Göteborg University

Dates:
Date Received: May 23, 2006
Date Started: January 2000
Date Completion:
Last Updated: August 20, 2009
Last Verified: August 2009